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Show IN A FELON'S CELL I neuiADtle .Harrlag Hc&Ur Oel" br ted In Kentucky. A must romantic incident occurred at theouunty jail in Louiivilie recently. '1 'brought the bars of a felon' cell Henry Melfert. a handsome young- prisoner, pris-oner, was married to the girl who life, a little more than two weeks before, be-fore, he had almost ended, while a vit-1 im of jealous rage. Tbe girl's mime is Mary Koenig. The marriage wa-, a groat surprise to all her friends, its they supposed that after the dramatic dra-matic incident, ia which she figured so pinmitieutly some two weeks ago, she would have nothing to do with her former lover. Not even the jail om-ktls om-ktls knew what was coming off until . live minutes before the nuptial knot was tied, bO quietly was the secret , kept. Miss Koenlg's wounds, received from her lover's pistol, confined her to her home, and only one visit had been made to young MefYert's cell. It was probably then that the sweethearts made up their differences and arranged the marriage. Accompanied only by her parents, ; Miss Koemg appeared at the jaiL The I arrangements lor the ceremony were ! soon unioV, a squire was procured, and s me jail officials acted as witnesses. Me fieri, imprisoned two weeks before be-fore for shooting tbe girl whom he w.is about to take as his ife, appeared at the bars. Though slightly pale from con tineuient, he wore a huppv smile on his face. 'The bride advanced and through the heavy iron bars the happy pair joined hands. .Miss Koenig, still weak from her wounds, stood trembling before be-fore the magistrate, and oue minute later they heard the words: "Then I pronounce you man aud wife." The dramatic difficulty between Miss Koenig and young M effort came about in this way: The young people had been in love for several years and to their young friendsappeared to be very devoted. The young man spent all his leimre hours in his sweetheart's company, com-pany, never missing an opportunity of seeing her. One day Miss Koenig called upon her sister, who is the wife of MeiTert's brother. They occupy the second story of a bouse in which Henry Metfert lived with his father. It was not long before the young lover found that lii- sweetheart was in the house, and sent for her to come i out, saying that he wanted to speak to I her. Miss Koenig was in a friendly I game of cards with her brother-in-law ! and sister. She did not care to stop at once, it seems, and did not coraDlv with ji JTrTcvriri ell- his request. But the lover grew angry and again sent for her. This time she came out on the back porch, where, for a few moments, they conversed in low tones. Iesent1y the household was startled by a pistol shot, and running to tbe p "ace whence the shot proceeded they f(,iud Miss Koenig lying in a pool of blood. She had been shot twice by Mercer t once in the left side and again , in the left arm. The wounds were at first thought to be dangerous, and she was placed upon what wus thought would be her death-bed. M effort was arrested on tbe charge of malicious shooting, and placed in jail. Miss Koenig's wounds were not so serious as at first supposed, and by careful nursing she rapidly recovered. |